Trading Assistant

Sainsbury's; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading grocery retailer as a Trading Assistant in Wilmslow. You'll play a vital role in ensuring the store is well-stocked and welcoming for customers. Your responsibilities include stock replenishment, customer service, and maintaining store presentation. Enjoy market-leading benefits and a supportive work environment that values inclusivity and development.

Benefits

10% discount card

Free food and hot drinks

Holiday entitlement

Pension matching

Share schemes

Shopping discounts

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Must be above school-leaving age.
• Right to work in the UK required.
• Must be at least 18 for early or late shifts.

Responsibilities

• Collecting stock and replenishing items across the store.
• Serving customers and providing product recommendations.
• Checking freshness of produce and assisting with deliveries.

Skills

Friendly

Enthusiastic

Detail-oriented

Job description

What you’ll be doing:

• Collecting stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages (up to 15KG) to replenish items across the store, keeping shelves tidy and well-presented
• Serving customers with enthusiasm, supporting with questions, and proactively offering help
• Building knowledge about products, services, and promotions to provide recommendations
• Checking the freshness of produce and grocery items
• Assisting across the store and supporting deliveries as needed

What makes a great Sainsbury’s Colleague:

• Friendly, welcoming, and enthusiastic about helping customers
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, physical, high-energy environment and a team setting
• Taking responsibility and using initiative to solve problems
• Willing to work flexibly and develop new skills through training
• Comfortable learning new digital tools and technology
• Detail-oriented, maintaining cleanliness and creating a positive shopping experience

Working for us has great rewards:

We value our colleagues and offer market-leading benefits and training, including:

• Discount card: 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after four weeks; increasing to 15% at Sainsbury’s on Fridays and Saturdays, and 15% off at Argos every pay day
• Free food and hot drinks: provided in all stores
• Holiday entitlement: based on hours worked, plus maternity and paternity leave
• Pension: company matches between 4-7.5% of contributions
• Sainsbury’s share schemes: buy shares at discounted prices
• Shopping discounts: offers on gym memberships, holidays, retail vouchers, and more
• Wellbeing support: including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Please note: our vacancies may close quickly, so we encourage early applications.

An inclusive place to work and shop:

We are committed to inclusivity, providing support such as family leave, resources for understanding roles, and internal networks to promote representation and remove barriers. We offer development opportunities, mentorship, training, and celebrate diversity. For more information, please visit here.

Reasonable adjustments: If needed during application or interview, please inform us, and we will support you.

Responsibilities:

Our stores are central to the community, offering value, quality, and service. As a Trading Assistant, you will help ensure the store is well-prepared to serve customers effectively.

Eligibility:

• You must be above the school-leaving age in your country (School leaving age - GOV.UK)
• You must have the right to work in the UK
• If shifts are before 6am or after 11pm, you must be at least 18 years old